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K004 - Records of the Legge family of Sandwell and Patshull, Barons Dartmouth, Earls of Dartmouth
- D(W)1778 - Papers of the Legge Family, Earls of Dartmouth
  - I - Public Office and political interests

Located At	Staffordshire Record Office
Level	Series
Doc Ref No	D(W)1778/I/ii
Title	Personal and political papers
Description	These papers are almost evenly divided between the purely persoanl and the political/official. During periods of public office (1st Earl as Secretary of State for the Southern Department and Lord Privy Seal; 2nd Earl as First Lord of Trade and Secretary of State for the Colonies; 3rd Earl as President of the Board of Control) the balance is heavily towards the official.
Related Material	Related Material For remainder see HMC II Ap V/p.437 following